Violet

#da85ec

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for violet, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Violet is a light pink, open and easy to pair. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Violet color values

Every conversion for #da85ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#da85ec
RGB218, 133, 236
HSL290, 73%, 72%
HSV290, 44%, 93%
CMYK8%, 44%, 0%, 7%
Lab67.83, 48.77, -38.81
XYZ52.44, 37.74, 83.88
Decimal14321132
Web safe#cc99ff
Pantone2572 C
Pantone2572 CHex#da85ecRgb218 133 236Cmyk8 44 0 7Lab68 49 -39Darker#a71ec4Deep#c747e2Lighter#ebc5f3

Shades of violet

Tints of violet

Colors that go with violet

Violet in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 8, 44, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #da85ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
8 44 0 7
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
11 44 4 13
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Violet in css

Copy #da85ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #da85ec; }
.text { color: #da85ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #da85ec; }

How violet looks on light and dark

Violet and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #da85ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
8.55:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #da85ec against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Violet on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #da85ec sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around violet? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn violet into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #da85ec and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from violet, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #da85ec come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.